Rubio Admits That America Is Fighting Israel’s War
Israel’s plan to strike Iran would put American lives at risk, the secretary of state said. Rather than confronting Israel, the U.S. joined their war.
Decades of hostilities broke out into war during Donald Trump’s second term after Israel and the U.S. launched unprovoked attacks against Iran.
Israel’s plan to strike Iran would put American lives at risk, the secretary of state said. Rather than confronting Israel, the U.S. joined their war.
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Top Democrats close to AIPAC stick to criticizing Trump’s process failures — but primary candidates are calling for a referendum on the war itself.
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The Iran war shows that Trump is loving his military interventions — but they are never what he claims them to be.
“This is an introduction of U.S. forces into hostilities. It absolutely triggers the 48-hour notice requirement.”
“This tells any potential adversaries of the U.S.: Get nuclear weapons. Hedging is not a strategy.”
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The case for invading Iraq was based on lies. The Trump administration’s case for war with Iran hardly exists at all.
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It’s not clear how many Iranians inside Iran support former crown prince Reza Pahlavi — but he’s definitely Israel’s favorite.
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Israeli officials claim they want “freedom” for the Iranian people. In reality, it’s a transparent coercion campaign to foment war.
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Biden’s failure to reenter Obama’s nuclear deal helped create the risk for a potentially catastrophic U.S. war against Iran.
Most Democrats rallied behind a war powers resolution in the Senate, but not the caucus’s most vocally pro-Israel member.
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